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Press releases in 2015

Burma: Elections marred by growing repression and Rohingya disenfranchisement

The jailing of peaceful activists, restrictions on free speech, discrimination and the political disenfranchisement of minority groups – in particular the persecuted Rohingya– seriously

Amnesty welcomes Sir Elton John's support for marriage equality in Northern Ireland

Amnesty International has welcomed comments by Sir Elton John in support of the introduction of same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.

Malaysia: Trial commences of political cartoonist facing 43-year prison term
Syria: government using thousands of disappeared people as 'cash cow' - new report

‘Disappearances are driving a black market economy of bribery which trades in the suffering of families who have lost a loved one’ - Philip Luther

Amnesty welcomes widening of Northern Ireland child abuse inquiry - Mother and Baby Homes to be investigated
UK Surveillance Bill: wider powers will take UK closer to becoming a surveillance state

“If even Amnesty is fair game for the government spooks, then who else is being spied on?” – Alice Wyss

Zimbabwe: Detention of journalists is a shocking attempt to intimidate the press

The detention of three journalists arrested for publishing a story linking senior police officers to a poaching syndicate is a shocking attempt to threaten freedom of the press, said Amnesty Intern

Refugee Crisis: UK position remains fundamentally inadequate despite new pledges

Responding to the government’s announcement that the UK will send a ship to help with search-and-rescue operations in the Mediterranean and provide £25 million to Greece, Serbia and Mac

David Cameron must raise human rights during Egyptian president's UK visit
'Significant milestone towards marriage equality in Northern Ireland' – campaigners welcome first majority vote in Assembly